Beginner Figure Drawing - How to Draw Hands

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Free Online Course: Beginner Figure Drawing - How to Draw Hands provided by Skillshare is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 1-2 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Beginner Figure Drawing - How to Draw Hands is taught by JW Learning.

Overview
  • In this lesson, we take a look at the complicated construction of the hand.  We'll take a look at the basic structures of the hands as well as break down each individual part of - the Finger, Thumb, Palm, and Wrist. We'll cover how we go about balancing the hand construction and the gesture, and also tackle some positioning challenges and do some demonstrations.

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    Continue learning with the follow up lessons:

    Figure Drawing Series:
    Lesson 1 - Gesture and Construction
    Lesson 2 - Dynamic Forms
    Lesson 3 - Construction of the Body Parts
    Lesson 4 - Proportions  

    Head Drawing Series:
    Lesson 5 - Constructing the Head Part 1
    Lesson 6 - Constructing the Head Part 2
    Lesson 7 - Constructing the Head Part 3

Syllabus
    • Trailer
    • Construction Overview and Recap
    • Basic Structures
    • Finger Structures
    • Thumb Structures
    • Hand, Palm and Wrist Structures
    • Tendon Placement
    • Hand Gesture
    • Positioning and Perspective
    • Demonstration - Full Hand
    • Demonstration - Back of the Hand
    • Demonstration - Finger
    • Demonstration - Thumb
    • Timed Exercise Session
    • Timed Exercise Demonstration